Historical Political Events forDecember 3

The "Six Acts" is passed by the English Parliament in December, a repressive code that curtails public meetings, forbids training in the use of firearms, empowers magistrates to search citizens for arms and seize any that may be found, provides for speedy trial in "cases of misdemeanor," increases the penalties for seditious libel, and limits radical journalism by imposing the newspaper stamp duty on all periodicals containing news.

1970

President Nixon (R) signs National Air Quality Control Act, (Clean Air Act) requiring 90% reduction in car-exhaust pollution by 1975.

Gas leaked from a tank of methyl isocyanate at a Bhopal, India plant owned and operated by Union Carbide India Limited, possibly caused by employee sabotage. According to the state of Madhya Pradesh, approximately 3,800 persons died, 40 had permanent total disability, 2,680 had permanent partial disability, up to 100,000 were affected by the largest industrial accident of all time..